OXIG Oxford Instruments Plc

                            OXFORD INSTRUMENTS PLC

                   Announcement to the London Stock Exchange

On 10 October 2014 the Company's Executive Directors were granted nil cost
option awards over ordinary shares of 5 pence each under the Oxford Instruments
plc Performance Share Plan (the "PSP") as noted below:

          Executive Director                 Number of shares under award

            Jonathan Flint                              72,195

              Kevin Boyd                                48,130

Subject to the terms of the PSP, the awards will ordinarily vest and become
exercisable as from the third anniversary of the grant of the awards subject to
the grantee's continued service and to the extent to which earnings per share
growth and relative total shareholder return performance criteria are met over
a measurement period comprising three financial years of the Company.

Once exercisable, an award shall ordinarily remain exercisable until the eve of
the tenth anniversary of the grant date of the awards.

No consideration was paid for the grant of the awards and no consideration is
due on the vesting and/or exercise of the awards.

The Company was notified of the above transactions on 10 October 2014.

This notification is made in accordance with DR 3.1.4R(1)(a).

Name of contact and telephone number for queries: Susan Johnson-Brett, Tel:
01865 393324

For and on behalf of Oxford Instruments plc.

Susan Johnson-Brett
Company Secretary
Date: 10 October 2014